So did anyone get a 360?
 

I picked mine up yesterday and Madden of course and I was wondering what anyone else who played it thought.

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i am not smart enough to save up, but i will mooch some playing time off a couple friends

how do you like it by the way

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1) I couldn't save up enough in time and now supplies are so limited they're selling it for like $600 here.

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now i wonder why i didn't buy one by borrowing some money and sell it for more, people on ebay are getting shit loads of money.

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I'll have mine by xmas!!!!

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Is it backward compatible, like PS2 is with PS1 games? And should you bother with 360 if you don't have a Hi-def TV?

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[QUOTE=Beemnseven]Is it backward compatible, like PS2 is with PS1 games? And should you bother with 360 if you don't have a Hi-def TV?[/QUOTE]
i think it is for like only 5 games, halo and halo 2 being one of them. i think i would have known more had i expected to get one but as soon as i relized that it would cost 400 i knew my chances were low

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I love it, the graphics are amazing and the controllers are allot better. It is supposedly backwards compatible with over 200 titles if you have the upgraded version with the hard drive. You don not need an HDTV to play it but not having one would be like eating a steak with dental dams.
I bought Madden, NBA 2k6 and Need for Speed. I’m a little disappointed in Madden. First off the graphics are amazing and the game play is a lot better then the past two versions. But they cut out allot of shit, things like the all time and Super Bowl champions teams, alternate uniforms, practice and training camp modes and there is this annoying hiccup in the game where is pauses for a split second right before a big play like a sack or a big reception. Also when you break the huddle in past games you could hit the “A” button and the players would run up to the line of scrimmage, now the just appear there so essentially you could pick a play and be on the line of scrimmage with 40 seconds left on the play clock. I’m not bashing the game but over all it plays like a first gen, next gen console game (If that makes sense).
As for NBA 2k6 this game is amazing, the graphics the game play, the presentation, EVERYTHING!! What really burns my ass is this is the same company that made ESPN 2k5 until ****ing EA bought up the rights. I could just imagine how great their version of a football game would have been.
I was able to get a 360 only because I actually used my head and put a deposit on it in May. Now I see people paying $3,000 for one on EBAY. Any shithead that pays that much should be ****ing lynched!! It is doing a major disservice to future console buyers because now the manufactures see these dumb mother****ers paying that much for there product so they will increase the price big time and still be able to sell them.
One more note, I just left an EB after picking up Call of duty 2 and I heard them tell a customer who tried to walk in and buy one that the next shipment, which is due sometime around Christmas, is for the reserves that didn’t get one yesterday and walk up sales wouldn’t be available until March or April.

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[QUOTE=Summo]
I bought Madden, NBA 2k6 and Need for Speed. I’m a little disappointed in Madden. First off the graphics are amazing and the game play is a lot better then the past two versions. But they cut out allot of shit, things like the all time and Super Bowl champions teams, alternate uniforms, practice and training camp modes and there is this annoying hiccup in the game where is pauses for a split second right before a big play like a sack or a big reception. Also when you break the huddle in past games you could hit the “A” button and the players would run up to the line of scrimmage, now the just appear there so essentially you could pick a play and be on the line of scrimmage with 40 seconds left on the play clock. I’m not bashing the game but over all it plays like a first gen, next gen console game (If that makes sense).
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That makes me want to stay with regular Xbox. Madden is a flawed game to start with and they didn't need to make it worse.

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I have a pong game is it much better than the four pong games I get?

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[QUOTE=redrock-skins]That makes me want to stay with regular Xbox. Madden is a flawed game to start with and they didn't need to make it worse.[/QUOT

I don't think they made it worse they just are learining the capabilities of the new system as are the other developers. There are a bunch of other games that really take advantage of the new hardware like Call of Duty and need for speed.

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I got mine by paying bits at a time since preordering mine back in may and I'm starting off with Madden and COD 2. both r gorgeous but COD 2 is probably one of the most fun games I've played in a while especially when I tried X-Box Live for the first time and with one other person played capture the flag against 4 people and finished with the game being tied and a 3-1 kills in my favor. I'm definitely dissapointed in some of the stuff they took out of Madden but with what this one has, I can't wait to see what they can put out with a full year to work with on a non-beta system. I'm really looking forward to Full Auto, Gears of War, Blue Dragon, Ninety Nine Nights, and Elder Scrolls. As far as how crazy it is about these things, my boss and I have already been cussed and fussed at from people not able to get one. I've heard about a couple on ebay reaching as high as 6,000+ which just goes to show how stupid some people r and how greedy others r. But then again, tis the season and all.

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It's a game console. Eventually the price will drop and then I might pick one up...maybe next summer. Until then I'll just have to be satisfied with having a life.

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Yes I got it on midnight on tues morn just not to sure if I like the madden game just yet way to much left out. Other than that the 360 ROXX! :)

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I'm holding out for the next playstation unit.

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[QUOTE=Ramseyfan]I'm holding out for the next playstation unit.[/QUOTE]

we all might be waiting a little longer on that as there's a belief that they scrapped some of the system and redoing some things. plus if they do what's gamespot.com talked about a couple weeks ago with the PS3 using Sony patented software that makes games playable only on one system (which means u couldn't play borrowed, rented, or used games and if ur system broke u'd have to buy brand new copies of each game too), I know I'll just play a friends until it's about $200 like I did with the ps2. but if the games keep looking the way they've been prerendered I might have to do it sooner than I would really like, lol.

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I'd like to have an XBox 360, but honestly, I don't have that much time to play video games. I'm also not liking the idea of paying $400 - $700 for a gaming console. Heck, there are games on the regular NES and Sega Genesis that I still like to play, LOL!

I think I am going to wait awhile until Microsoft has a chance to develop more games for it. Within a year's time, people will either be praising the system or cursing it out. I've seen the graphics and they are sweet, but overall, if the games dont' have the exciting game play, then I dont' want them.

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i got a chance to play some regular xbox games with the family, they are still fun and when i finally get bored with them i MIGHT JUST MIGHT go out and buy a 360, i haven't played video games in a few months, i forgot how much fun they are

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I'm going to wait for the PS3. Mainly cause I'm biased. Where I work we have a 360 setup and it is hella fun to play. COD is amazing, as is Need for Speed. Really the only games I'd want. One thing though they are having some over-heating problems. We have already had some returns. People are pissed, but what really sucks is that they have to wait for microsoft to send out more, which for anyone interested is December 18th.

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I'll definately be getting a 360... but i went around trying to put a deposit on one about 6 weeks ago and no one was taking deposits. I'm starting to look in more rural areas (most of the time you can get stuff from the country folk that isn't available in the city) but having no luck there either. I guess I'll wait until after christmas... Im sure by march they'll be on the shelves and I'll pay the 500 bucks for one.

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I'll wait until all the systems are out and the prices are more reasonable.

Plus the games right now aren't really all that impressive, the developers will need some time to figure out how to work with the new systems to get the most out of them.

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72]I'll wait until all the systems are out and the prices are more reasonable.

Plus the games right now aren't really all that impressive, the developers will need some time to figure out how to work with the new systems to get the most out of them.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I haven't seen anything great about the new system.

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I got mine at launch....love it! Its very good and Tiger Woods is alot of fun. Like everyone says, it will only get better as the developers learn the processing power of this thing. Great system and all the tools for incredible games are in place. Madden is decent and looks pretty, but they did take out some of the good stuff.

PGR3 (racing) is alot of fun. Perfect Dark Zero and COD2 are good FPS games. COD2, that shit is just ridiculously fun and immersive. You feel like you are there if you have the hdtv and 5.1 surround.

All in all its a good system with tremendous upside once the developers figure out how to build games with the 3 core processors.

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I didn't feel like starting a new thread but I wanted to see if anyone here that got a 360 plays on x-box live cuz I've really started to get into playing COD 2 and will definitely be playing a lot of the upcoming games in Fight Night3, the Outfit, and Blazing Angels. anyone who does play on live and looking for another person to get online with send me a pm with your gamertag and I'll shoot u mine 2.

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I haven't buy it I have read that has some bugs and heating problems that just screws the gameplay I'm wating for next year maddens game and maybe the new consoles get this problem fixed before I buy it every time a new console comes it has problems so I usually waith for this problems to get fix

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Boyz - I had a bad box on launch, but the customer service at M$oft was excellent and had a replacement in 3 days. There really isn't a problem now, just finding one! The system is excellent and with Fight Night 3 (Boxing) coming out next week and being labeled as the TRUE first NEXT GEN title its going to be insane! Next years Madden should be off the hook though!

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i will be waiting for the ps3 to come out, and even when it does come out, i am going to wait until the price drops a bit. I've heard that when the first version of a new console comes out, they deliberately don't fix some of the bugs so that you go back and purchase more stuff to fix it. I will be waiting a few months after the ps3 comes out, the price drops, and i don't hear a lot of rumors about shit gone bad with it. The next madden i'm getting is madden 2007, none of this new version of 2006 shit. I'm quite happy with my ps2 version of madden 2006 as it is, i just wish i could get it hooked up to the internet without having to buy all this gear to make it work.

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[QUOTE=mooby]i will be waiting for the ps3 to come out, and even when it does come out, i am going to wait until the price drops a bit. I've heard that when the first version of a new console comes out, they deliberately don't fix some of the bugs so that you go back and purchase more stuff to fix it. I will be waiting a few months after the ps3 comes out, the price drops, and i don't hear a lot of rumors about shit gone bad with it. The next madden i'm getting is madden 2007, none of this new version of 2006 shit. I'm quite happy with my ps2 version of madden 2006 as it is, i just wish i could get it hooked up to the internet without having to buy all this gear to make it work.[/QUOTE]

I am not adverse to PS, but if you want online gameplay, you MUST flip to the XBOX side of things! There is NOTHING like it!

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well if it costs as much as all that crap did for mine. This was a long and hassling process, and my ps2 still isn't hooked up yet. I used to have the old version of a ps2, so i got a network adapter for x-mas. I put in the online start up disc but the damn thing wouldn't read it. I went back out, and bought a laser cleaner for the ps2, i go back home, and it won't read that either. So then, i go back out again, and i buy this complete package of shit specifically for consoles, but while i'm out, the sales guy at circuit city was like, well if it won't read the online disc or the cleaner disc, it's basically a sign that in a couple months the ps2 is gonna die. So i go home not only with that console cleaner thing, but with a brand new, slimmer ps2. This ps2 reads the online disc but it says because my computer is part of a home network, i have to go back out and buy a wireless network bridge to hook up to the ps2, because i can't just take a line directly from the ps2 to my computer. That pissed me off, because while i was at the store earlier, the sales guy had told me that for the slimmer ps2 i would need one, and he showed me some, the cheapest was like a 100 bucks, but i thought he was just trying to sell things. After i discovered that i'm gonna need the wireless bridge thing, i was just like **** it, i'll just wait until the ps3 comes out. I dunno if that's similar to what you have to do for the xbox, but if it is, then i can just wait.

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[QUOTE=mooby]well if it costs as much as all that crap did for mine. This was a long and hassling process, and my ps2 still isn't hooked up yet. I used to have the old version of a ps2, so i got a network adapter for x-mas. I put in the online start up disc but the damn thing wouldn't read it. I went back out, and bought a laser cleaner for the ps2, i go back home, and it won't read that either. So then, i go back out again, and i buy this complete package of shit specifically for consoles, but while i'm out, the sales guy at circuit city was like, well if it won't read the online disc or the cleaner disc, it's basically a sign that in a couple months the ps2 is gonna die. So i go home not only with that console cleaner thing, but with a brand new, slimmer ps2. This ps2 reads the online disc but it says because my computer is part of a home network, i have to go back out and buy a wireless network bridge to hook up to the ps2, because i can't just take a line directly from the ps2 to my computer. That pissed me off, because while i was at the store earlier, the sales guy had told me that for the slimmer ps2 i would need one, and he showed me some, the cheapest was like a 100 bucks, but i thought he was just trying to sell things. After i discovered that i'm gonna need the wireless bridge thing, i was just like **** it, i'll just wait until the ps3 comes out. I dunno if that's similar to what you have to do for the xbox, but if it is, then i can just wait.[/QUOTE]

I am almost 100% sure u can link an ether net cable from your new ps2 to your modem, u just can't use the internet on any computers at the same time. and for the x-box u can either run a cable to your modem like above or get a wireless adapter ($100 new/$50-70 used) and pay for however long you want your subscription to last. I kept holding out to play online but ever since I joined x-box live I've become absolutely addicted to it and can't wait to try a couple new games out on it. For me I won't be getting a PS3 til I see a game I absolutely have to have like a God of War 2, Kingdom Hearts 3, FF 13, or something that compells me to buy it cuz I can't justify buying 2 $400+ systems within a year of each other when they r gonna be pretty much the same systems just each with a couple of exclusive games that r gonna range between 50 to 70 bucks.

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new madden sucks because u cant do fantasy draft

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[QUOTE=Big C]new madden sucks because u cant do fantasy draft[/QUOTE]

it's only cause the title was horribly rushed... it should be back in 2007.